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Weekend Reading: Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels
The key to mastering your metabolism, according to the new book by Jillian Michaels? Hormones! But not in the way you normally think of hormones.
Sunscreen and Breast Cancer Risk
I have heard rumors lately that sunscreen can cause breast cancer. Sounds frightening doesn't it? Our tried and true enemy against skin cancer and wrinkling may be an enemy itself?
Controversial Plastics and You
How do you feel about bisphenol A (BPA)? While you might not know what this chemical compound is, chances are high that it is in your home and even in you. I hate to sound so alarmist but a recent report on BPA alarmed me.
Dairy and Acne: Is There a Connection?
I was just flipping through nutritionist Joy Bauer's wonderful new book Food Cures and saw this little tidbit about the acne / dairy connection.
It seems that the connection between dairy and acne is not the milk fat like I previously thought, but iodine and hormones. Iodine-fortified feed is given to cows since iodine helps fight infections and iodine can cause acne in some people.
Nellie's Nest Eggs
The other morning I went to the grocery to pick up some eggs to hard boil so I could decorate them with my girls, and they were out of Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs.
I freaked for half a second, but then noticed another brand right next to them. I picked up a 6-pack of Nellie's Nest Eggs and read the label.
Ovarian Cysts: What Every Women Should Know
I've heard of ovarian cysts, I'm sure you have too. Do you know how they form? Are they something I need to worry about?
Women Love The Way a Sweaty Man Smells
This news comes to us just in time for Valentine's Day... Do you like the way your man smells after he has been sweating?
You may not think you do but apparently there's nothing like the smell of a man's sweat.
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Feeling Hormonal?
Are you feeling hormonal? Hormones course through our veins regulating so many functions (and feelings) of our bodies. They ebb and flow too, with the levels of hormones changing throughout the month.
Label Able: Hormone Free Eggs
Buying eggs is confusing. From Omega-3 eggs to cage free, it's hard to know what is best.
Don't be fooled by the term "Hormone Free" or "No Hormones Administered" when buying eggs.
Insulin IS a Hormone
There is so much in the news about Diabetes these days, especially since Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise and the number of new cases seems to be sky rocketing. Since yesterday was American Diabetes Alert Day , I wanted to learn a bit more about the disease. I thought I should start at the beginning, go to the source as they say, and figure out what insulin is and what it does.
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